Historically, the second trimester for me means early summer. I’m feeling good, the weather isn’t too miserable yet, the belly is rounding out from early pregnancy bloat, and by the middle to end of it people are already asking if I’m due any day. The upside to that is a great big pregnant belly can [...]
Tomorrow marks the first day of week 26 of Little Bean’s life. Tuesday will be our last appointment in the second trimester, our last monthly appointment. A few days ago, I am pretty sure Little Bean decided that there is much more room up and down instead of transverse (laying across my belly, horizontal to [...]
Say what you will, but I just don’t feel all that big. Not 30 pounds big, that’s for sure. I know, I know, 25-35 pounds is recommended. It’s much better to watch your nutrition than your scale, in my opinion. No matter what I’ve done, both pregnancies have ended with me 60 pounds up. 60! [...]
My neglected garden has reminded me that I don’t make anything grow.
So here we are, 5 months gone by and 5 to go. Don’t let anyone kid you- pregnancy is about 10 months long.
All of these countdowns to Christmas are making me crazy. Time to buckle down and get life in order! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…
There’s something about being 16 weeks- 4 months- that feels so real. Maybe my weird desire for round numbers has to do with it (I prefer to think of the second trimester beginning after 12 weeks because 13 annoys me), but in any case, 16 just feels good.
I posted a bit about this when I was talking about early pregnancy, but I think I had forgotten just how intense this could get. Nothing can quite compare to the insanity that comes just before baby, but I get a little taste of it in each new phase of pregnancy. Am I crazy? When [...]
